The backyard of the Chengyuan Building

Evening. A middle-aged man with a bearded face and a strong figure walked into the courtyard with his subordinates, a slightly fierce face was now hanging with a very incompatible excited color, this person was well dressed, but there was a recklessness all over his body, and it was inevitable that there was a sense of incongruity in brocade and silk.

"Sir." The servant led him to the front of the house and gently slammed the door.

"Come in!" A deep, slightly hoarse voice came from inside the room.

When the bearded man heard the sound in the room, the excitement on his face increased by three points, and without waiting for the next person to open the door, he squeezed the person away on one side, and pushed the door open with a slight trembling hand.

At the north end of the hall sat an old man, with silver hair neatly combed behind his head, and although his face was old, his eyes were extremely sharp, and although he was just sitting there, he seemed to be standing on a high place and looking down.

After the bearded man identified the old man's appearance, he jumped to his seat in two steps, and with a muffled sound of "tom", he actually knelt in front of the old man, and the subordinate outside the door consciously reached out and closed the door.

"Righteousness, Father." This shout stuttered slightly, but it was full of deep longing and respect.

The old man's expression instantly softened halfway, and he looked down at the man kneeling in front of him. After a while, he opened his mouth, sighed lightly, and said, "Zhijie, I haven't seen you all these years, how are you?" ”

"Good! The boy is very good! Father-in-law, you don't plan to leave when you return to Beijing this time, do you? ”

Looking at the pleading on his face, the old man's eyes flashed slightly, and there was a smile on his face, "Yes, I won't leave this time, my father is also old, just wait to finish the last few things, and die in Chang'an!" ”

The bearded man, who was overjoyed when he heard him say not to leave, heard him mention the word "death" later, his face changed suddenly, and he said, "Father-in-law, don't say that!" The child has not yet fulfilled his filial piety under your knees, and you will not mention anything that will not die in the future! You will live in this Chang'an city in a down-to-earth manner, and your children will provide for your old age. ”

The old man didn't answer him again, but stretched out his big hand and pulled up the tall man who was kneeling on the ground, "Sit." ”

The bearded man sat down on the chair next to him very honestly, and put a smirk on his face casually, "Father-in-law, why don't you go home with me later, I live in that house now, and let my mother-in-law and them live in a small courtyard when the time comes." Let's live in a big yard! ”

The corners of the old man's mouth trembled slightly, and a pair of eagle eyes glared at him vigorously, "How old are you, and you still speak with such stinky virtue!" ”

"Hey, hey..."

"Alright, I'm not going to live in your big mansion. There is something I have asked you for today, I have already handed a sign to the palace, and I will go to see the emperor tomorrow, and you will be with me when the time comes. ”

"Ugh." The bearded man didn't ask for details, so he focused his head and responded.

The old man's slightly serious face immediately showed a smile of relief, stretched out his crutches to reach him on the shoulder, knocked left and right, and nodded: "Well, yes, the kung fu is not down." ”

"That is, the child has not dared to forget your words since he was fourteen years old, it doesn't matter if the qualifications are poor, we have a lot of strength, and we are willing to work hard - alas, my hands itch when I say it, father-in-law, let's go through a few tricks!"

The old man shook his head and smiled faintly, "I'm afraid that my father can't compare with you now, and half of his leg is useless." It's not going to be a good way. ”

"Huh?" The bearded man was stunned for a moment, and then quickly looked at the old man's leg, and saw that his right calf was a little strangely bent under the cover of his brown robe.

"What's wrong with you?" He quickly got up and squatted in front of the old man, reaching out to touch the leg.

The old man didn't stop him, and his tone seemed to be talking about someone else's business, "Three years ago, I fell off my horse and broke off. ”

"Impossible! You, how could you fall from your horse, you tell me, which one killed a thousand knives to kill you like this, Lao Tzu took five thousand soldiers and horses to destroy him! ”

"Humph!" The old man snorted coldly and slapped him on the door of the brain, "Who are you stinky boy talking to about Lao Tzu?" ”

The bearded man's head was hit, but he didn't dare to cry out in pain, but lowered his head and carefully touched the old man's legs.

"What's wrong again?"

"Father-in-law, it's all the child's fault, it's all the child's fault," the bearded man slowly raised his head, his eyes were a little red, "The child shouldn't have fallen out with King An's stinky boy back then, and you were reprimanded by the emperor..."

"Alas," the old man stretched out his hand and patted his somewhat stiff hair, "you kid, when you were a father, you just saw the opportunity to act, otherwise how could you help the emperor recruit troops and horses in the south." ”

"Nope! It's my fault, you've worked hard for years, you've lost all your money, and in the end, the credit has been taken by me, but you... Father..."

This dignified seven-foot man actually shed two lines of tears when he talked about his sadness at this moment.

"Haha!" The old man's loud laughter rang out. Stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, "You kid, you are really stinky and stupid, what is the credit, not to mention that I left voluntarily at that time, even if my son is excellent, there is also light on Lao Tzu's face!" Alright, put away your two bubbles of horse urine! ”

The bearded man blushed slightly, and took his sleeve and carried it twice on his face, "Father-in-law, if you don't go back with me, I'll live here with you, you can tell me well, what have you been doing in the past few years, I knew that I wouldn't see you for six years last time, and the child should follow you." ”

"Speak nonsense again, well, for the sake of the father, I will talk to you, and I will need your help in a few days......"

The two chatted happily in the house, and there were two guards standing in the courtyard, meticulously guarding the gate. The night was getting dark, and a pale figure stood quietly on the roof.

A breeze blew, and the ears of the young man in the pale clothes on the roof trembled slightly, and his body jumped seven or eight feet away to the south as soon as he moved. The toes landed on the tiles, and there was no sound.

"Leave, or leave an arm."

The figure hidden in the darkness did not answer, and when it took a breath, a silver light flashed in the night, and a muffled snort came from the air.

In the blink of an eye, the pale color returned to the place where he had first stood, and under the moonlight, the young face had a slight hint of innocence, but on the sword he held in his right hand, red blood stains slowly flowed down the blade.

***

In the morning, as soon as Yu Yu entered the teaching house, he felt that something was wrong. Look at the students who are already sitting in front of the desks, smiling, well, normal. Look at my desk again, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, well, it's all there. Finally, look at the last row of the teaching house, Changsun Xian, well, haven't come yet.

She tugged at the bookbag on her shoulder, nodded to a few acquaintances, and then walked to her desk and sat down, and as soon as she put the bookbag aside, her shoulder was gently tapped from behind.

"Miss Lu."

Yi Yu turned her head and saw a face full of smiles, and she quickly matched this face with the person's name in her heart, the second daughter of Lord Zhao, Zhao Yao.

"What?"

"Did your eldest brother receive a post about the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet of His Royal Highness King Wei?" Zhao Yao lowered her voice and asked.

It's this problem again, she hasn't forgotten that it was this question last time that Chu Xiaosi hated her, "Got it." ”

It's not a shameful thing to take the post, and it doesn't hurt to tell her. No matter how small an ant is, it can knock down an elephant, which is a wise saying, and she doesn't want to be hated for no reason.

Seeing her admit it, Zhao Yao's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly asked again: "Yes, is it a white sticker, a red sticker, or a gold sticker?" ”

Is this post still colored? Yi Yu frowned slightly, "I only know that he took the post, and I didn't see what the post looked like, what's the difference?" ”

Zhao Yao's face darkened, but she still answered her question, "Well, this white post can only be received by the person who receives it, this red post can bring a friend, and the gold post can bring a family member." ”

Yi Yu said "oh", nodded, and saw that her face was nothing but a little disappointed, and then said, "Why are you asking me this?" ”

Zhao Yao's face turned red. Twisted his face and looked around, then leaned his head towards Yi Yu, and said in a low voice: "If your eldest brother receives that red post, can you do me a favor?" ”

Seeing her sneaky behavior, Yi Yu was a little funny, although she guessed what she meant, she still lowered her voice and asked, "What's the busy?" ”

"Would you like to invite your eldest brother to bring my brother to the banquet?"

Yi Yu thought for a while, and replied very frankly: "If it's a red sticker, I'll help you talk to him, but I don't guarantee that it will work." ”

Zhao Yao's face suddenly became happy, and he nodded hurriedly, "Okay, okay, as long as you talk to him, my brother Zhao Lang is a student of the four academies, and the academic evaluation is also good." ”

Yi Yu smiled and nodded, and then didn't speak to Zhao Yao, who was excited, and turned around and took out a book from the bookbag to read.

After school, Yi Yugang walked to the door of the teaching house, but was stopped by two students.

"Miss Lu."

Yi Yu looked back and saw that it was two male students whose names she still couldn't name, "What's the matter?" ”

"I wonder if Miss Lu can introduce you to Mr. Lu for the two of us?"

Yi Yu knew in his heart, knowing that these two people were probably also here for the quota of that night's banquet, and he was about to answer, but he was preempted.

"What do you see, just the two of you get C every time you study and review, and you still want to see Lu Gongzi." Zhao Yao walked over with a straight face, and her tone was obviously not very good.

But the two male students only looked embarrassed, and then looked at each other and said goodbye to Yu Yu and left.

"Hmph, the two sons of Zhongsan also want to fish in troubled waters," Zhao Yao looked at their backs and snorted coldly, then turned his face and smiled at Yi Yu, "Miss Lu, don't forget to promise me, whether it is successful or not, I will remember your love." ”

Yi Yu nodded and said goodbye to her, still with a modest smile on her face, but as soon as she turned around, her brows furrowed slightly, this night banquet of King Wei looked more complicated than she imagined. (！ )